The language of the American presidency doesn’t apply to Trump | Robert Reich
The article argues that the language used to describe the U.S. presidency should change due to the actions of Donald Trump and his administration. It suggests that terms like 'regime' and 'lawless' better capture the current state of governance under Trump. The author highlights various actions taken by Trump that undermine the rule of law and the constitutional definition of the presidency.
- ▪The author claims that Trump's administration should be referred to as a regime due to its actions.
- ▪Trump has allegedly defied court orders and undermined the U.S. government.
- ▪Over 300,000 federal workers have left their jobs under Trump's leadership.
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — US |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/25/american-presidency-trump |
| Publication time | Mon, 25 May 2026 11:00:24 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-25T11:17:36.634Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-25T11:17:36.634Z |
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| Summary source text | contentText |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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‘To begin with, they shouldn’t be called an “administration” at all. They should be referred to as a regime.’ Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/EPAView image in fullscreen‘To begin with, they shouldn’t be called an “administration” at all. They should be referred to as a regime.’ Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/EPAOpinionDonald TrumpThe language of the American presidency doesn’t apply to TrumpRobert ReichTrump and his allies have so undermined the US government that we need a new vocabulary to describe themMon 25 May 2026 07.00 EDTLast modified on Mon 25 May 2026 07.15 EDTShareWords matter.
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